champerty

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Etymology

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From Middle English champartie, from Middle French champart (“field rent (portion of produce of field paid to feudal lord)”), probably from Latin campī (“fields”) + pars (“part”).[1]

Noun

champerty (countable and uncountable, plural champerties)

  1. (law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.

See also

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “champerty”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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